Incident Vought F-8E Crusader 150875,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261105
 
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Date:Thursday 18 November 1965
Time:00:19
Type:Silhouette image of generic F8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought F-8E Crusader
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 150875
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Oriskany (CVA 34)
Destination airport:USS Oriskany (CVA 34)
Narrative:
Written off after a rampstrike while landing on the USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin. Pilot, 1st Lt. Gary E. Peil, ejected and was rescued by USS McKean (DD 784).

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F8U.html
USS Oriskany (CVA 34) deck log

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-May-2021 07:20 ASN archive Added
16-Nov-2023 14:28 fabiop Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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